The hottest ticket in Britain as sunshine frazzles the fans

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The fates may not have smiled on the England team but the Sun gods certainly
grinned over the 40th Glastonbury festival.

Temperatures soared to 27C (80F) during the “sunniest Glasto ever”, turning
unprepared festival-goers a painful pink. In footwear more appropriate for
the usual mudbath, many sported the “welly tan”.

More than 3,000 people were treated by medical staff, a significant proportion
for dehydration and sunburn. Drinking water pumped through the farm’s new
water system at a rate of 20 litres a second as 177,500 overheated but
enthusiastic music fans slaked their thirst. It certainly wasn’t being used
in the